All Hail Our New Cthulian Overlord!

I want to write about something positive today. Not because the world has gone to shit or anything (though I could definitely see where people would get that idea), but because I have been feeling down and there are some things that really made me feel better about the world. One of the things that has made me feel happy is this.

Image Source: Monterey Bay Aquarium

Look at that majestic little fucker. He is so goddamned cute. For those of you with an aversion to clicking links, that is an abyssal octopod that has been found recently. The best part about it is that the scientists who found it want to name it Opisthoteuthis Adorabilis. That is the best thing I have seen in a long time. There are problems with it of course, mostly that Adorabilis is used in a bunch of other species as well, all of which are not octopuses. Cephalopods are my favorite animals, and this just adds to that.

Considering how out of date our way of classifying life is, I don't know if naming this little fella something so apt would be a bad thing. Regardless, look at that little guy. I hope it made your day a little better.